Research Article
Network Topology Exploration for Industrial Networks
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-52569-3_6, author={Andreas Paul and Franka Schuster and Hartmut K\o{}nig}, title={Network Topology Exploration for Industrial Networks}, proceedings={Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems. Second International Conference, INISCOM 2016, Leicester, UK, October 31 -- November 1, 2016, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={INISCOM}, year={2017}, month={6}, keywords={Topology exploration Industrial networks Critical infrastructures Passive network traffic analysis}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-52569-3_6} }- Andreas Paul
Franka Schuster
Hartmut König
Year: 2017
Network Topology Exploration for Industrial Networks
INISCOM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52569-3_6
Abstract
Large industrial networks (e.g., plants and grids) are usually characterized by numerous sectors of responsibility and multiple suppliers. Managing these networks is a challenge and requires concrete knowledge of the current network state in terms of device influence and network activities. Here, automated topology exploration is a valuable and very performant measure to provide a wide range of information about devices and their communication relations. Existing exploration methods mostly use active, intrusive methods which have no chance to be applied in sensitive or critical industrial networks. In this paper we present a completely passive approach. It is supplier-independent and provides information that has not been explored before using passive methods.